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user1326301
user1326301

Reputation: 231

Cronjob script fails but manually runs fine

I have script which runs manually fine but not getting the desired output when run through cronjob. Please let me know if anything wrong with the script.

#!/usr/bin/ksh

file1=$(find *-* -mtime 1)

file2=$(find *-* -mtime 2)


basefile1=$(basename $file1)
basefile2=$(basename $file2)


cd /gtxappl/Release/SCMAudit

./cmp.sh $basefile1 $basefile2 > dailyAuditChecks.txt

mailx -s "Daily Checks Report" ****@homeretailgroup.com < dailyAuditChecks.txt

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2562

Answers (1)

Filip
Filip

Reputation: 1511

From Admin's Choice:

5. Crontab Environment
cron invokes the command from the user’s HOME directory with the shell, (/usr/bin/sh).
cron supplies a default environment for every shell, defining:
HOME=user’s-home-directory
LOGNAME=user’s-login-id
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:.
SHELL=/usr/bin/sh
Users who desire to have their .profile executed must explicitly do so in the crontab entry or in a script called by the entry.

I recommend using absolute paths wherever possible and don't forget about executing your .profile if you need environment variables.

Upvotes: 4

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